Hobart's Funnies is the nickname given to a number of specialist armoured fighting vehicles derived from tanks operated during the Second World War by...
21 KB (2,595 words) - 08:27, 9 December 2024
Look up funnies in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Funnies or The Funnies may refer to: Sunday comics, the comic strip section carried in most western...
777 bytes (150 words) - 21:10, 16 May 2020
("Hobart's Funnies") that took part in the invasion of Normandy and later actions. Hobart was born in Naini Tal, British India, to Robert T. Hobart (of...
15 KB (1,467 words) - 00:05, 7 April 2024
after their commander, Major General Percy Hobart. Hobart's unusual, specialized tanks, nicknamed "funnies", included: AVRE (Assault Vehicle Royal Engineer)...
34 KB (4,099 words) - 04:41, 19 December 2024
armoured vehicles developed under Major-General Percy Hobart, informally known as "Hobart's Funnies". It was produced from October 1943, in time for the...
19 KB (2,256 words) - 09:17, 6 December 2024
one of the many specialized assault vehicles, collectively known as Hobart's Funnies, devised to support the planned invasion of Europe. Amphibious tanks...
39 KB (5,143 words) - 13:37, 25 November 2024
called Mulberry harbours and an array of specialised tanks nicknamed Hobart's Funnies. In the months leading up to the landings, the Allies conducted Operation...
96 KB (11,927 words) - 11:38, 22 December 2024
became the basis for a range of modifications and additions as part of Hobart's Funnies. AVRE vehicles have been known by several different names through their...
31 KB (3,834 words) - 03:16, 28 October 2024
bursts out to a distance of over 150 yards. The Crocodile was one of "Hobart's Funnies" – another vehicle used by the 79th Armoured Division. A working example...
19 KB (2,445 words) - 14:29, 7 November 2024
these unusual-looking tanks it developed and operated were known as "Hobart's Funnies". They included tanks that floated, could clear mines, destroy defences...
20 KB (2,041 words) - 03:41, 19 October 2024